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mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see what's free to spend. move money with a slide. save with a shake. feel good about your decisions. friends, donors, campaign supporters, special interest groups where did the obama stimulus money go? solyndra: 500 million taxpayer dollars. bankrupt. so where did the obama stimulus money go? windmills from china. electric cars from finland 79% of the 2.1 billion in stimulus grants awarded through it went to overseas companies. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> welcome back. we're live at redskins park for redskins day one training camp. that happened between the ota's and the tra
mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] virtual wallet can help you be that person who's good with money. see...
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he is running even with romney at national polls and working to persuade republicans that he is the most conservative choice. >> you'll find one candidate who has been unafraid to go out and fight on all of the issues that we care about. >> the four remaining gop hopefuls meet tonight for their 20th debate. >> i like to see them talk about what they are really going to do to solve the economy problem. >> this is the first time the candidates will share the stage since santorum's climb to the top of the polls and it's the last time voters in michigan and arizona will get to make a side by side comparison before their primaries. danielle nottingham, cbs news, mesa, arizona. >> there will be one more debate before the big supertuesday contest march 6. that's when voters in ten states, including virginia, head to the polls and make their votes. >>> president obama is getting mixed reaction to his plan to lower the corporate tax rate. the president said he would like to set that rate at 28%, down from the current 35. he also wants to close dozens of loopholes in the corporate tax code that fa
he is running even with romney at national polls and working to persuade republicans that he is the most conservative choice. >> you'll find one candidate who has been unafraid to go out and fight on all of the issues that we care about. >> the four remaining gop hopefuls meet tonight for their 20th debate. >> i like to see them talk about what they are really going to do to solve the economy problem. >> this is the first time the candidates will share the stage since...
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. >> i'm asked sometimes, is mitt romney conservative enough? compared to barack obama, this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical president in history. >> highlighting his nastiest comments about romney. >> can't be honest with the american people. why should we expect him to level about anything? >> just a few miles away, romney never mentioned a word about gingrich. hoping to close a double digit gender gap with the president, he steps supporters into the cramped warehouse of a woman owned business. >> do people ask me what would you do to get the economy going? i say look at what the president has done. and do the opposite. >> the democratic national committee brought a handful of protesters out to the romney event. key to romney's case to the american people that he is a job creator. that he knows how to create jobs. the dnc is trying to undercut that message. they say that it's really just the opposite, that romney's tenure proves that he is a job destroyer, a vulture capitalist and using newt gingrich's own words to make th
. >> i'm asked sometimes, is mitt romney conservative enough? compared to barack obama, this is a choice between mitt romney and the most radical president in history. >> highlighting his nastiest comments about romney. >> can't be honest with the american people. why should we expect him to level about anything? >> just a few miles away, romney never mentioned a word about gingrich. hoping to close a double digit gender gap with the president, he steps supporters into...
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mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave owens. >> lost in the glow of victory in new orleans was the injury to pierre garcon. the redskins made several moves this offseason which you can tip the cap to mike shanahan. one of them seems to be the acquisition of the former colts wide receiver. they hoped he would bring big plays. he has. last week he provided the biggest boom on bourbon street no. 88 dashing for 88 yards, but injured his foot. he ended up four catches for 109 yards. after the game he told me see you in st. louis, but he's been limited in practice. today coach shanahan says we're not sur
mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> and now 9 sports with dave...
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we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message.
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those just don't get attention. >> romney and his camp are pushing back hard. romney says the president is misdirecting his energy and insists he has his facts wrong. >> so a campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs. >> and romney's fellow republicans are jumping to his defense. >> people are not worried about the details as to when mitt romney left to save the olympics. the details of his assets, they are worried about their jobs and their family's future. >> the former governor headed south monday to raise campaign cash with louisiana governor, bobby jindal. jindal has been mentioned as a potential running mate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, washington. >> first lady, michelle obama will be back on the campaign trail in virginia. she is scheduled to visit fredericksburg on friday. >> federal officials just announced new safety standards nationwide and that includes our own metro. these unprecedented guidelines come after a pretty rough weekend for the metro when a computer software glitch left hundreds of passengers stranded. andrea
those just don't get attention. >> romney and his camp are pushing back hard. romney says the president is misdirecting his energy and insists he has his facts wrong. >> so a campaign based on falsehood and dishonesty does not have long legs. >> and romney's fellow republicans are jumping to his defense. >> people are not worried about the details as to when mitt romney left to save the olympics. the details of his assets, they are worried about their jobs and their...
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romney's challenge tonight, relating to every day americans. at hofstra, the candidates can sit, but they walk around and approach the audience. paul ryan has confidence. >> the only way the president thinks he can win is if he can convince you to dislike mitt romney, so he can win by default. >> this time the questions come from the crowd. the debate moderator is permitted to follow up. i'm stacey cohen reporting. >> once the debate is done, governor romney will go to virginia for appearances in chesapeake and leesburg tomorrow. his running mate spent the day stumping. he is scheduled to hold a second event at 6:30. now in virginia, the race to replace jim webb in the senate is attracting a lot of outside attention. the washington examiner says outside political groups have dumped more money into the george allen and tim kaine campaigns than any other race in the country. kaine, the democrat, earned an endorsement from the washington post this morning. in maryland, challenger, john delany is tipping the fundraiser scales. that is in the 6th di
romney's challenge tonight, relating to every day americans. at hofstra, the candidates can sit, but they walk around and approach the audience. paul ryan has confidence. >> the only way the president thinks he can win is if he can convince you to dislike mitt romney, so he can win by default. >> this time the questions come from the crowd. the debate moderator is permitted to follow up. i'm stacey cohen reporting. >> once the debate is done, governor romney will go to...
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mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> a food bank the size of two football fields open today in northeast washington. it is the new home of the capital area food bank. the largest food bank in the d.c. area. it took seven years and $40 million to build. it is more than doubled the size of the old warehouse, which means the food bank will be able to distribute even more food than the 33 million-pounds it dished out last year. >> the issue with the new amazing building that the community built is the fact that we'll be able to double and triple the amount of food that we put out. we'll be able to increase our programs in terms of our nutrition education programs. >> got the space, but now they need food to fill the shelves and volun
mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> a food bank the size of two football fields open today in northeast washington. it is...
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mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we're back with a consumer alert and if you fly american airlines, you might have a better chance for a mid-flight nap. american said it will become the first u.s. airline that can install seats that can lie flat on some domestic flights. you will see them in the first class and business class section of new planes that fly between new york and california. >>> we for the a missing person alert. prince george's county -- we got a missing person alert. prince george's county is hoping you can help them find leander cooper. he dropped his wife off at washington hospital center yesterday morning and never returned. he's 73 driving a silver chevrolet trailblazer with maryland plates 725m494. if you
mitt romney is just so out of touch. [ female announcer ] mitt romney opposes requiring insurance coverage for contraception. and romney supports overturning roe versus wade. romney backed a bill that outlaws all abortion, even in cases of rape and incest. there's so much we need to do. we need to attack our problems -- not a woman's choice. [ obama ] i'm barack obama, and i approve this message. >>> we're back with a consumer alert and if you fly american airlines, you might have a...
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under a sign that said obama isn't working, gop presidential candidate, mitt romney, blamed the president for the country's economic struggle. >> and what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address. no more from barack obama. >> look for the president to outline new plans to revive housing, to boost american manufacturing and help educate workers for the 21st century. but the speech is already getting bad reviews from republican congressional leaders. >> it sounds to me like the same old policies will be seen. more spending, higher taxes. more regulations. >> as the american people look in that chamber tonight, they don't want a repeat of last year. we have to find every opportunity to make progress. >> now the white house had an embargo on excerpts. it's after 6:00 so we can read some of them. the president expected to say, we can either settle for a country where a shrinking number of people do really well, while a growing number of americans barely get by, or restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot. everyone does their fair share, and eve
under a sign that said obama isn't working, gop presidential candidate, mitt romney, blamed the president for the country's economic struggle. >> and what's critical is that we make today barack obama's last state of the union address. no more from barack obama. >> look for the president to outline new plans to revive housing, to boost american manufacturing and help educate workers for the 21st century. but the speech is already getting bad reviews from republican congressional...
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romney told voters in wisconsin he can do better. >> this is not a time for america to settle. we're four days away from a fresh stuart. >> in ohio, president obama made the case he is moving the country forward. >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering ain't it. >> danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> unemployment is sure to be one of the hot topics as the candidates swing through the battleground of virginia in the last few days before the election president obama is scheduled to hold a rally in bristol tomorrow night with former president bill cline toned and singer dave matthews. mitt romney will be in fairfax monday at george mason university. >>> a judge heard argument today over policy for poll workers. both parties have poll watchers and they are typically there to answer any questions voters have about what's on the ballot. a ruling is expected before tuesday, election day. >>> the most recent polls show the senate race between george allen and tim kaine too close to call in virginia. a survey just wednesday by roanoke college
romney told voters in wisconsin he can do better. >> this is not a time for america to settle. we're four days away from a fresh stuart. >> in ohio, president obama made the case he is moving the country forward. >> we know what change looks like. and what the governor is offering ain't it. >> danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> unemployment is sure to be one of the hot topics as the candidates swing through the battleground of virginia in the last...
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] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> caught on tape, she said she was confused and let's just say that's an understatement. a french woman is okay tonight after trying to cross the metro tracks. it happen last night on the red line. the woman was on the wrong side of the platform and decided to take the dangerous short-cut across. passengers tried to help, but there was nothing they could do. metro shut down the power and stopped the train until help could arrive. >>> after last night's crash involving a supershuttle van 9news has learned the company received an unsatisfactory safety rating four months ago. that rating came after another supershuttle driver caused a fatal accident that killed a passenger last summer. the company made enough changes to receive a conditional safety rating, but as peggy fox reports, this latest crash may cause the company some more problems. >> reporter: the six passengers in this supershuttle van never made it to dulles airport. the driver hit a barrier, the
] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> caught on tape, she said she was confused and let's just say that's an understatement. a french woman is okay tonight after trying to cross the metro tracks. it happen last night on the red line. the woman was on the wrong side of the platform and decided to take the dangerous short-cut across. passengers tried to help, but there was nothing they could do. metro shut down the power and stopped the train until help could arrive....
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the choices, mitt romney and ron paul. there's been an upsurge for ron paul, but political analysts say it is likely he will win the old dominion. >> some winner take all, 49 votes will go to the delegates, but let's look at that in relationship to georgia, tennessee, the other southern states that are in place, maybe even oklahoma, which has a southern tinge in many ways. it needs to be seen in the bigger picture, that's for sure. >> turn out in virginia expected to be pretty light and consistenting mostly of party activists. however, today's primary has no baring on the commonwealth role in the general election. where it's expected to be a highly sought after swing state. >> 1,114 delegates are required to win the nomination. and the candidates have beat up on one another so far. former first lady says this is the worst campaign she's ever seen. >> i just hate it. i hate the fact that people think compromise is a dirty word. it is not a dirty word. >> mrs. busch made the comment yesterday at southern methodist university
the choices, mitt romney and ron paul. there's been an upsurge for ron paul, but political analysts say it is likely he will win the old dominion. >> some winner take all, 49 votes will go to the delegates, but let's look at that in relationship to georgia, tennessee, the other southern states that are in place, maybe even oklahoma, which has a southern tinge in many ways. it needs to be seen in the bigger picture, that's for sure. >> turn out in virginia expected to be pretty light...
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. >> for the first time in more than a year, president obama has a 10 point lead over mitt romney. in the latest poll, he is just 4 points ahead of former congressman, rick santorum. that despite 75% of likely republican voters saying they think romney will be the party's nominee. three of the four republican nominees made an appearance in the district today. at the meeting today. >> reporter: anita, the republican presidential candidates want conservative voters in their camp and the gop field came here to washington today. each to sell themselves as the only conservative choice. >> the support of thousands of conservative voters is up for grabs at this annual convention. some are here in washington to promote their candidates. others to settle on a favorite. >> i am really trying to discern the information that they present when they speak and i'll make my decision based on that. >> a big win for rick santorum. he's hoping his momentum will carry him through the nomination. >> as conservatives and tea party folks that we are not just wings of the republican party. we are the repu
. >> for the first time in more than a year, president obama has a 10 point lead over mitt romney. in the latest poll, he is just 4 points ahead of former congressman, rick santorum. that despite 75% of likely republican voters saying they think romney will be the party's nominee. three of the four republican nominees made an appearance in the district today. at the meeting today. >> reporter: anita, the republican presidential candidates want conservative voters in their camp and...
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> i'm looking for a smaller government who will allow me to grow. >> reporter: he's voting for mitt romney on tuesday because he thinks the former ceo can best help small business. >> the country is like a big business and someone needs to run it that way. >> reporter: his favorite is still trailing rick santorum by a few points in ohio and more than 1/3 of the state's republicans are still trying to make up their mind. in the past 40 years no republican has won the presidency without winning ohio. in toledo susan mcguiness, cbs news. back to you, derek. >>> for everybody keeping score on this one, there are 66 delegates at stake in ohio. back to you in the studio. >>> the virginia supreme court ruled today attorney general ken cuccinelli has no authority to demand records from a former university of virginia climate researcher. cuccinelli, a global warming skeptic, wanted copies of michael mann's e-mails. the republican lawmaker said he was investigates whether mann manipulated data to get federal grants for his research. cuccinelli appealed to the supreme court after another judge didn't
> i'm looking for a smaller government who will allow me to grow. >> reporter: he's voting for mitt romney on tuesday because he thinks the former ceo can best help small business. >> the country is like a big business and someone needs to run it that way. >> reporter: his favorite is still trailing rick santorum by a few points in ohio and more than 1/3 of the state's republicans are still trying to make up their mind. in the past 40 years no republican has won the...
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then tomorrow night, of course, will be mitt romney's night in the spotlight and you're right. one of the problems they're dealing with here is these polls continue to suggest that people just like the president more than they like mitt romney. i mean the recent cbs poll showed that even people who thought that mitt romney was best qualified to fix the economy, the same poll shows that they still believe that barack obama had a better understanding of their lives, their problems and what they were going through. so obviously that's going to be part of what we'll hear tomorrow night, but tonight my guess is we're going to hear more about barack obama than we will about governor romney. >> it should be another interesting couple days for sure as this republican convention goes on on one hand and then you've got crazy weather on the other hand. it's certainly going to be an interesting wrapup tonight and tomorrow. bob, thanks. >> absolutely, lesli, and that's one thing we should talk about. people here are anxious about this storm. everybody here has one eye on what's going on dow
then tomorrow night, of course, will be mitt romney's night in the spotlight and you're right. one of the problems they're dealing with here is these polls continue to suggest that people just like the president more than they like mitt romney. i mean the recent cbs poll showed that even people who thought that mitt romney was best qualified to fix the economy, the same poll shows that they still believe that barack obama had a better understanding of their lives, their problems and what they...
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tonight we're getting a look inside the financial numbers for mitt romney's bid. according to cnn the republican front runner spent $77 million on his campaign. and after sweeping five states in yesterday's primaries, that breaks down to about $18.50 a vote. when it comes to the 844 delegates romney already won it adds up to $126,000 each. newt gingrich says he still plans to campaign as the citizen through this fall but he effectively dropped out of the presidential campaign today. >> on the campaign trail wednesday, newt gingrich said he accepts mitt romney's inevitable nomination for the presidency. >> i think obviously that i would be a better candidate but the objective fact is the voters didn't think that. >> gingrich called for unity if the republican party and will do everything he can to ensure romney is an effective candidate. >> no conservative anywhere in america should have any doubt about the importance of defeating barack obama. >> gingrich is expected to officially end his campaign and expressed his support for romney next week. in washington, i'm
tonight we're getting a look inside the financial numbers for mitt romney's bid. according to cnn the republican front runner spent $77 million on his campaign. and after sweeping five states in yesterday's primaries, that breaks down to about $18.50 a vote. when it comes to the 844 delegates romney already won it adds up to $126,000 each. newt gingrich says he still plans to campaign as the citizen through this fall but he effectively dropped out of the presidential campaign today. >> on...
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. >> reporter: romney's ads target battleground states where the race is heating up. a new poll puts president obama slightly ahead in three key states including florida. wednesday a different poll put romney ahead. >> bottom line is it's close everywhere. it's the 3rd inning. the thing isn't baked yet, but no doubt this summer is a key period where the obama guys are going to try to wreck romney on the economy. >> reporter: raising money out west, president obama took direct aim at romney's economic policies and a jab at his time in the business world. >> what governor romney doesn't seem to get is that a healthy economy doesn't just mean a few folks maximizing their profits through massive layoffs or busting unions. >> reporter: today the president visits a wind turbine blade manufacturer in iowa, then heads to another big fundraiser. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> and president obama has already spent more than $2.5 million advertising in iowa alone. >>> finding space at the beach could be a battleground this long holiday weekend. what's the wea
. >> reporter: romney's ads target battleground states where the race is heating up. a new poll puts president obama slightly ahead in three key states including florida. wednesday a different poll put romney ahead. >> bottom line is it's close everywhere. it's the 3rd inning. the thing isn't baked yet, but no doubt this summer is a key period where the obama guys are going to try to wreck romney on the economy. >> reporter: raising money out west, president obama took direct...
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we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> so, the nats have played 97 games and here's how you know you are a threat to win the division. media folks start doing the math. 65 games to go. 4 1/2 game lead on atlanta. nine on the mets. translated, it's going to take a loot for another team to catch washington, especially when they beat them up. bryce harper, ought oh, there goes the hammer. home run in his first at bat, then a game winner because they played extra innings. afterwards, davey johnson talking about the win. don't listen to davey. i want you to listen to the music in the background. >> another great item, it's a shame we couldn't save it for him. gonzalez made one bad pitch in a hurry, but the bullpen did a good job and it's nice that they woke up. >> who knew? davey johnson likes techno. all right, couldn't hear it, huh? well we won't know for sure until the team tells us what some are speculating. the nats may pitch stephen strasburg. he is plugged in a
we need somebody who believes in america. [ romney ] i'm mitt romney and i approve this message. >>> and now, 9sports with dave owen. the best sports in town. >> so, the nats have played 97 games and here's how you know you are a threat to win the division. media folks start doing the math. 65 games to go. 4 1/2 game lead on atlanta. nine on the mets. translated, it's going to take a loot for another team to catch washington, especially when they beat them up. bryce harper, ought...
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it's that simple. >> reporter: president obama's response to what mitt romney said, governor romney said the president has a tendency to shoot first and ask question. s later. this is getting pretty nasty and -- questions later. this is getting pretty nasty in the case of a real tragedy overseas. >>> thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy in cairo to demonstrate against the same film. they scaled the exterior walls and pulled down an american flag. they also tried to raise a black flag with the words there's no god, but allah and muhammad is his messenger. >>> some of the country's most experienced diplomats are graduates of the johns hopkins graduate school of advanced international studies here in d.c. the flag is it at half staff tonight on the washington campus. students say they have learned from experienced professors that foreign service can be dangerous work. daniel serwer, a professor of conflict resolution, adds this. >> we're often grateful to our military. we often forget the civilians who serve abroad and marines' primary responsibility is to protect the i
it's that simple. >> reporter: president obama's response to what mitt romney said, governor romney said the president has a tendency to shoot first and ask question. s later. this is getting pretty nasty and -- questions later. this is getting pretty nasty in the case of a real tragedy overseas. >>> thousands of protesters gathered outside the u.s. embassy in cairo to demonstrate against the same film. they scaled the exterior walls and pulled down an american flag. they also...
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mitt romney is in the pacific northwest. president obama is teaming up with former president, bill clinton, in new york. president clinton recently sent signals that attacking romney's time in the business world is not a good strategy. but the white house claims the two men see eye to eye on president obama's reelection. >> president clinton has completely supported president obama's approach and has thoroughly endorsed obama, president obama as someone who has the right vision economically for moving this country forward. >> it's an approach that has not worked. >> he's a president in love with the sound of his own voice, but hasn't been able to follow through. >> president obama and clinton are highlighting two different fundraisers, including one on broadway. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> england's queen elizabeth is going ahead with plans to attend a big concert tonight. part of the celebration of her 60 years on the thrown. but her husband, prince phillip, will have to miss it and tomorrow's event.
mitt romney is in the pacific northwest. president obama is teaming up with former president, bill clinton, in new york. president clinton recently sent signals that attacking romney's time in the business world is not a good strategy. but the white house claims the two men see eye to eye on president obama's reelection. >> president clinton has completely supported president obama's approach and has thoroughly endorsed obama, president obama as someone who has the right vision...
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mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you can expect up to 20 minutes of delays on several metro lines this weekend. on the green line that's because greenbelt station will be closed. shuttle buses will be in service around that station and there will be sections where trains will use just one track on the red, orange and blue lines and it's all slated to begin tomorrow night at 10:00. >>> the national transportation safety board made more than a dozen recommendations after that deadly crash on the red line three years ago and now metro says it's getting closer to those goals by checking another five of them off the list. >>
mitt romney's position on women's health...it's dangerous. vo:mitt romney and paul ryan would get rid of planned parenthood funding. and allow employers to deny coverage for cancer screenings and birth control. we can't afford to let him take away our choices... to take away basic health care. vo: both backed proposals to outlaw abortions...even in cases of rape and incest. i don't think that women's health issues have faced a crisis like this in decades. >>> you can expect up to 20...
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. >> and mitt romney is just as strong in his critique. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, then the president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. >> promise to repeal healthcare reform, even if the supreme court lets it stand. >> the obama care bill was a mistake. the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> and democratic leaders say the american people are increasingly skeptical of the court's motives. >> supreme court no longer cares so much about the constitution. it cares more about politics. >> the justices may well have voted months ago. law professor says it is all but certain that justice, anthony kennedy, will cast the deciding vote on a court that is otherwise evenly split between liberals and conservatives. >> seems like he was against the healthcare plan, but that could be just devil's advocacy. we really don't know. >> interesting fact. medicare was controversial when congress passed it back in 1961. ronald reagan actually said it was one step short of sociali
. >> and mitt romney is just as strong in his critique. >> if obama care is not deemed constitutional, then the president's term will have been wasted on something that has not helped the american people. >> promise to repeal healthcare reform, even if the supreme court lets it stand. >> the obama care bill was a mistake. the court does not strike down the entire law, the house will move to repeal what's left of it. >> and democratic leaders say the american people...
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right now, mitt romney has 215. his closest competitor, rick santorum, has 176. and john huntsman has 2 delegates from the new hampshire primary back in january. >> the county council member accused of driving more than double the speed limit on the beltway broke her silence this afternoon. that's after karen toles first got off with just a warning. here's scott broom. >> well, council member toles is not answering questions, she just read from a written statement. she admitted no guilt and said she was sorry. >> i now respectfully ask in the interest of all concerned that you reserve judgment and allow the legal process to run its course. >> give her her right to due process. >> and there she went again this afternoon surrounded by an entourage and refusing to answer followup questions. >> she's a public official. >> it's been a familiar strategy for toles who dodged our cameras for going on a week now over this incident. question one, does toles think that she got special treatment from police because of her position? she has still not answered. toles was stopp
right now, mitt romney has 215. his closest competitor, rick santorum, has 176. and john huntsman has 2 delegates from the new hampshire primary back in january. >> the county council member accused of driving more than double the speed limit on the beltway broke her silence this afternoon. that's after karen toles first got off with just a warning. here's scott broom. >> well, council member toles is not answering questions, she just read from a written statement. she admitted no...
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that same poll gives mitt romney a two point lead over the president. but it shows the president is leading rick santorum and newt gingrich. now tomorrow, arizona and michigan cast their vote about the four republican hopefuls. danielle nottingham has a preview of those primaries. >> thank you so much. >> mitt romney told workers in his home state of michigan that he'll be better at turning around the economy than rick santorum. >> i spent 25 years in business to understand santorum is a nice guy. >> michigan and arizona hold primaries on tuesday, but both men have concentrated their time in michigan. the latest polls here show the two candidates in a virtual dead heat. santorum is trying to convince voters he's the true conservative in this race. >> i don't believe in government telling us what to do. we need someone like that running against barack obama, not someone who did obama care right. >> in detroit, cars are king and both romney and santorum oppose the government bailout of the auto companies. but that isn't stopping the front runners from rea
that same poll gives mitt romney a two point lead over the president. but it shows the president is leading rick santorum and newt gingrich. now tomorrow, arizona and michigan cast their vote about the four republican hopefuls. danielle nottingham has a preview of those primaries. >> thank you so much. >> mitt romney told workers in his home state of michigan that he'll be better at turning around the economy than rick santorum. >> i spent 25 years in business to understand...
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i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> virginia's candidates are spending the day in northern virginia for campaign 20 we know. george allen -- 2012. george allen joined a group for a roundtable and later met with the association of realtors. in a little more than an hour democrat tim contain will have a gathering at st. paul church in woodbridge. he held a women's meeting in fairfax this morning. house majority leader eric cantor is set to debate an opponent for only the second time since being elected to congress in 2000. cantor, a republican from virginia's 7th district will debate democrat wayne powell, a lawyer and retired army colonel making his first run for public office. the debate is in richmond tonight set for one hour and focus on the big issue, the economy. >>> wednesday will be the first president al debate between president obama and governor mitt romney. domestic policy will be the theme in denver and we here at wusa9 are your go to debate station wednesday night. if you just want the facts a
i'm mitt romney and i approve this message because we can't afford another four years like the last four years. ♪ >>> virginia's candidates are spending the day in northern virginia for campaign 20 we know. george allen -- 2012. george allen joined a group for a roundtable and later met with the association of realtors. in a little more than an hour democrat tim contain will have a gathering at st. paul church in woodbridge. he held a women's meeting in fairfax this morning. house...
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. >> i truly believe that the american people will reject romney and ryan for attempting to impose to the american people what the republican congress has been preaching. >> while the president hit seven iowa cities in the next three days, governor romney remains in the must-win state of florida. which also happens to be hosting the republican national convention later this month. stacey cohen, 9news now. >> the department of agriculture intends to buy $170 million worth of pork, chicken, and cat fish. the government says all of the purchases will go to food banks. a white house official calls it a win/win idea with farmers getting the opportunity to sell more products at a critical time and taxpayers receiving a better price on food that would have been purchased later. >>> the president once saw paul ryan as a man he could work with and mitt romney says his running mate has a unique ability to reach across the aisle. but one of the democrats who knows ryan best blasts him as anything but a compromiser. >> hey, how are you? good to see you. >> maryland congressman, chris. >> i have g
. >> i truly believe that the american people will reject romney and ryan for attempting to impose to the american people what the republican congress has been preaching. >> while the president hit seven iowa cities in the next three days, governor romney remains in the must-win state of florida. which also happens to be hosting the republican national convention later this month. stacey cohen, 9news now. >> the department of agriculture intends to buy $170 million worth of...
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elizabeth cordin, 9news now. >> romney is scheduled to hold a rally tonight at 5:30. the next debate will be on monday in florida. lesli. >>> some montgomery county parents are shaking their heads in disbelief after the people they entrusted to care for their children let them down. >> i'm andrea mccarren in bethesda where the state is investigating a local daycare center. after four toddlers wandered away unnoticed, until a good samaritan brought them back. >> there was a man who brought him home. i would like to know who he is. i would like to say thank you for finding my baby. >> wendy is overwelmed with gratitude for the anonymous good samaritan who led her two- year-old son, sam, to safety. >> they were walking between parked cars. if he hadn't found them, i don't know what would have happened. i could have lost my child. >> remarkably, little sam was one of four two-year-olds, three boys and a girl, who walked a block away from the montgomery county childcare association. >> the daycare hired a public relations firm to respond to our questions. a statement issue
elizabeth cordin, 9news now. >> romney is scheduled to hold a rally tonight at 5:30. the next debate will be on monday in florida. lesli. >>> some montgomery county parents are shaking their heads in disbelief after the people they entrusted to care for their children let them down. >> i'm andrea mccarren in bethesda where the state is investigating a local daycare center. after four toddlers wandered away unnoticed, until a good samaritan brought them back. >> there...
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but romney won't be celebrating there. he is campaigning in the swing state of nevada and raising money in las vegas with donald trump. the real estate mogul continues to question president obama's citizenship. stirring controversy for romney. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump's accusations. the ad includes the president's 2008 opponent, john mccain, defending the president's citizenship. >> i have read about him. >> no , ma'am. >> donald trump upped the antion twitter tuesday, saying the president is using john mccain in the ad because mccain lost his bid for the white house. >> you know, we can revisit that. the american people are pretty fed up with this nonsense. >> president obama was born in hawaii and last year, the state released his long form birth certificate. danielle nottingham, cbs news, the white house. >> four years ago, president obama didn't show up the democratic nomination until jun
but romney won't be celebrating there. he is campaigning in the swing state of nevada and raising money in las vegas with donald trump. the real estate mogul continues to question president obama's citizenship. stirring controversy for romney. >> i don't agree with all the people who support me. >> the obama campaign put out an internet video criticizing romney for not distancing himself from trump's accusations. the ad includes the president's 2008 opponent, john mccain, defending...
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the thunderstorm south of romney. and just to the west of wood stock as these are going to roll for you. rainfall rates, an inch per hour. already 79 in springfield and arming ton. look at these temperatures and wow, how comfortable is that? 83 at college park. and 93 over in bowie. so it will still be tropical and unsettled with the early tropical storms tonight as it should be fine. hot and humid tomorrow and just an isolated storm tomorrow. a lot of storms on saturday. they will see the terms in the air masses, by the time you need to get into sunday. early isolated storms tonight. muggy, 68 to 74. winds are southwest at 10. now by the morning, partly cloudy, very warm and humid with a little fog in the morning. temperatures in the 70s and the 80s. by the afternoon, now partly cloudy, hot and humid. isolated storms, hot temperatures around 90. the next three days. we'll keep tomorrow as a code yellow and sad that it will be a code yellow to alternate your change here. just isolated storms tomorrow. then take a look
the thunderstorm south of romney. and just to the west of wood stock as these are going to roll for you. rainfall rates, an inch per hour. already 79 in springfield and arming ton. look at these temperatures and wow, how comfortable is that? 83 at college park. and 93 over in bowie. so it will still be tropical and unsettled with the early tropical storms tonight as it should be fine. hot and humid tomorrow and just an isolated storm tomorrow. a lot of storms on saturday. they will see the...
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but romney isn't mentioning them by name. >> i hope that we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible, of course, because i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> romney now has more than half the delegates he'll need to become the gop nominee, but his chief rival isn't backing down. >> we're going to be all throughout the state over the next three weeks. >> talking to reporters in his home state of pennsylvania, santorum sounded upbeat. >> very, very confident that there's a lot of strength and support here in pennsylvania. >> the latest polling from that state shows santorum with a 6 point lead. he and romney are expected to spend the next three weeks battling it out there. >> santorum says he still believes he can win enough delegates to prevent romney from clinching the nomination and force a contested convention. at the white house, danielle nottingham, back to you, derek. >> thank you, danielle. that same poll you just heard danielle mention has gingrich in last place. president obama today signed the bill banning members
but romney isn't mentioning them by name. >> i hope that we're able to resolve our nomination process as soon as possible, of course, because i'd like to focus our time and attention on those key battleground states. >> romney now has more than half the delegates he'll need to become the gop nominee, but his chief rival isn't backing down. >> we're going to be all throughout the state over the next three weeks. >> talking to reporters in his home state of pennsylvania,...
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he leads romney and newt gingrich by 24. >>> once the louisiana primary is all done, the focus shifts north. the next set of contests are on april 3 when maryland, d.c., and wisconsin will be holding their primary. and next week, some of the gop hopefuls will be campaigning in our neighborhood. the latest edition could be santorum. his campaign tells us he'll hold an event in maryland or wisconsin on tuesday. newt gingrich is visiting the free state that same day and ron paul will be in college park on wednesday. voters in maryland and d.c. don't have to wait until april 3. tomorrow, early voting for the primaries begins full throttle in both jurisdictions. d.c. will have eight voting centers. open through march 31. and maryland will have 46 early voting centers throughout the state and they'll be open until march 29. in addition to picking prty nominees for president, voters can cast their ballots for the u.s. senate, congress, council seat, and the board of education. and if you go to our website, wusa9.com. look under campaign 2012. we have all the location. plus, sample ballot inf
he leads romney and newt gingrich by 24. >>> once the louisiana primary is all done, the focus shifts north. the next set of contests are on april 3 when maryland, d.c., and wisconsin will be holding their primary. and next week, some of the gop hopefuls will be campaigning in our neighborhood. the latest edition could be santorum. his campaign tells us he'll hold an event in maryland or wisconsin on tuesday. newt gingrich is visiting the free state that same day and ron paul will be...
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he said that the romney/ryan administration would turn things around and create jobs. of course, the democrats disagree with that and say they need more time to get the economy back on track. today inside it was really a who's who of all the local gops, even attorney general ken cuccinelli coming up sharing the stage with paul ryan. we'll have more on that coming up at 7:00. of course, virginia an extremely important swing state with most of the votes right here in northern virginia. i'm peggy fox reporting live in springfield, back to you. >> thank you. on that note new polling this week shows the race for virginia is still a dead heat. it was released by purple strategies and shows 48% of likely virginia voters would pick mitt romney and paul ryan, 45% would choose the president and vice president again, but 8% of the voters in the commonwealth say they are still undecided. >>> the last effort to keep maryland's congressional redistricting map off the ballot failed. today the state court of appeals rejected the maryland democratic party's request to stop the referend
he said that the romney/ryan administration would turn things around and create jobs. of course, the democrats disagree with that and say they need more time to get the economy back on track. today inside it was really a who's who of all the local gops, even attorney general ken cuccinelli coming up sharing the stage with paul ryan. we'll have more on that coming up at 7:00. of course, virginia an extremely important swing state with most of the votes right here in northern virginia. i'm peggy...
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romney's closing argument that his victory will bring real change from day 1. and that president obama has failed to deliver. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring pple together. to solve big problems. he hasn't. >> i will. >> after the polls close tomorrow night. if you want an early sense of how things are going. keep a close eye on virginia and closer eye on prince william county. the experts say that that battleground county in this battleground state could be a real early indicator. that is unless it is so close that we have to wait until wednesday morning or even longer to find out who will occupy the white house for the next four years. >> going to be an interesting night. >>> nationally the politics average the polls over the last five days does give the president an edge. only 4/10ths of a %. the president making his final campaign today in wisconsin, ohio and iowa. and an update on the lawsuit about poll watchers in fairfax county. friday we told you about the suit over new training guidelines. the folks who are at vot
romney's closing argument that his victory will bring real change from day 1. and that president obama has failed to deliver. >> you hope that president obama would live up to his promise to bring pple together. to solve big problems. he hasn't. >> i will. >> after the polls close tomorrow night. if you want an early sense of how things are going. keep a close eye on virginia and closer eye on prince william county. the experts say that that battleground county in this...
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the 93-year-old might be signaling for report from mitt romney. after meeting grah at his north carolina home last week, the reverend's website removed a reference to mormonism as we know he is of the mormon faith. >>> no matter who you are voting for come november, you're running out of time to make sure that you're registered. tomorrow is the deadline to do so in the district, but at this point you can only do so in person at the city's board of elections office. the deadlines to register in maryland and virginia have already passed. we've got more on voter registrations at wusa9.com. click on campaign 2012. >>> still ahead tonight, 40 years to the day congressman acted the clean act. we'll take a look at the impact on the local rivers. >>> in 1969, the river caught fire, mainly from all the pollution in the waters. that helped spark the environmental movement that came up with the passage of the clean water act 40 years ago today. our erica road takes a look at how the local water ways have benefited since that time. >> reporter: the potomac ri
the 93-year-old might be signaling for report from mitt romney. after meeting grah at his north carolina home last week, the reverend's website removed a reference to mormonism as we know he is of the mormon faith. >>> no matter who you are voting for come november, you're running out of time to make sure that you're registered. tomorrow is the deadline to do so in the district, but at this point you can only do so in person at the city's board of elections office. the deadlines to...
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don't use the comments made by ann romney to try to pit american mothers against each other. you can see ken molestina's story that sparked that comment at www.wusa9.com and then hop on the wusa9 facebook page to put your two cents in. >>> after his wife left the stage mitt romney also spoke before a gathering of the national rifle association in st. louis. the republican presidential candidate said if elected, wee fully support gun ownership -- he would fully support gun ownership rights and accused president obama of attacking those rights. >> president obama is moving us away from our founders' vision. instead of limited government he's leading us toward limited freedom and limited opportunity. this november we face a defining decision. i'm offering a real choice, a new beginning. i'm running for president because i have the experience and the vision to lead us in a very different direction. we know what barack obama's vision of america. is we've lived it this last 3 1/2 years. >> president obama's reelection campaign says the president does support and respect gun rights.
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we ask rick santorum if he can beat mitt romney. that story tonight on the cbs evening news live from des moines. >>> hope you enjoyed the relatively light holiday commutes over these last two weeks. tomorrow it's on. students return to most schools in the area and many people who took the time off for the holidays head back to the office. the good news is that congress doesn't head back into session until the 17th. in virginia, all 6400 people moving into the new mark center building off i-395 at seminary road are expected to report there for work tomorrow. >>> and a quick reminder that the new year means new tolls along the dulles toll road. along the toll road, paying an additional quarter at the main toll plaza. the tolls at the on and the off ramps stay the same. >>> lots of feedback on our wusa9 facebook page about montgomery county's bag tax. that measure took effect with the new year and most of you, all 61 of you who talked to us about it, you're not happy about it. we asked if people would prefer to shop somewhere else. ye
we ask rick santorum if he can beat mitt romney. that story tonight on the cbs evening news live from des moines. >>> hope you enjoyed the relatively light holiday commutes over these last two weeks. tomorrow it's on. students return to most schools in the area and many people who took the time off for the holidays head back to the office. the good news is that congress doesn't head back into session until the 17th. in virginia, all 6400 people moving into the new mark center building...
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governor mitt romney and his running mate are said to have appeared here in about 40 minutes. then tomorrow, president obama is scheduled to be in fairfax. we'll take a look at the day after that first debate. >> it's the first day of the rest of the presidential campaign. the denver debate in the mirror. they will hit the campaign trail in battleground states. >> how did dad do last night? [ cheering ] >> reporter: he made a surprise spot here at the action committee. the crowd and the candidates were clearly energized from what is widely viewed as the major debate victory. >> i know that this will be a close fought battle. >> reporter: at the campaign stop, the president took aim at some of romney's debate claims. >> when i got on to the stage, i met a very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. but you know it couldn't have been mitt romney, because they have are been running around the country for the last year. and they are showing $5 trillion to pay for the wealthy. and last night, he said he didn't know anything about that. >> reporter: with election day less th
governor mitt romney and his running mate are said to have appeared here in about 40 minutes. then tomorrow, president obama is scheduled to be in fairfax. we'll take a look at the day after that first debate. >> it's the first day of the rest of the presidential campaign. the denver debate in the mirror. they will hit the campaign trail in battleground states. >> how did dad do last night? [ cheering ] >> reporter: he made a surprise spot here at the action committee. the...
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. >> plus, mitt romney sharpens his attacks on president obama. those stories and more just ahead on 9news. >>> republican, mitt romney, cast barack obama as a weak leader. that assessment came during a speech on foreign policy issues today at the virginia military institute in lexington. romney says the united states should impose tighter sanctions on iran. take a more assertive role in syria and place new conditions on aid to egypt. >>> president obama is raising more cash today in california. he attended a star studded fundraiser in hollywood last night. the president made his first public comment about his debate performance last week. >> everybody here is incredible professionals, they are such great friends and they just perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> the president and mitt romney will face foreign policy questions during their next debate in eight days. vice president joe biden and paul ryan will meet in kentucky for their one and only debate this thursday and we'll be right back. >>> disturbing new de
. >> plus, mitt romney sharpens his attacks on president obama. those stories and more just ahead on 9news. >>> republican, mitt romney, cast barack obama as a weak leader. that assessment came during a speech on foreign policy issues today at the virginia military institute in lexington. romney says the united states should impose tighter sanctions on iran. take a more assertive role in syria and place new conditions on aid to egypt. >>> president obama is raising more...
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and romney handed the kid over. he polls well here and expected to do well here. >> we are solidly in second place. >> john huntsman has a bottom line. >> we have to exceed expectations. >> if you think romney is the only business guy in the race. ifit becomes hard to create the momentum down market. >> oh. voted at midnight, huntsman two votes. paul and gingrich one vote each. the last polls close in less than two hours. >> it's all been about the spin. lyndon johnson won big time in 1968. eugene did so well, it helped convince johnson to break out of the presidential race. going in with a double digit lead, if mitt romney wins with anything significant less is going to be portrayed as a loss. all be dizzy. the hard results here tonight at 11:00. all that spin tomorrow on 9news now at 6:00. >> the real stuff tonight, gary, thank you. >>> the president won without opposition. and while all eyes are on the republicans in the granite state, the president's campaign doesn't want voters to forget. they are picking his o
and romney handed the kid over. he polls well here and expected to do well here. >> we are solidly in second place. >> john huntsman has a bottom line. >> we have to exceed expectations. >> if you think romney is the only business guy in the race. ifit becomes hard to create the momentum down market. >> oh. voted at midnight, huntsman two votes. paul and gingrich one vote each. the last polls close in less than two hours. >> it's all been about the spin....
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romney is in new york raising more cash for his campaign. on went wednesday, he criticized the president's plan to change welfare. >> we must restore and i will restore work into welfare. >> reporter: romney has hinted his choice for running mate is coming soon, the gop convention will be less than three weeks away. >> and i see dead people. that's a famous line from the movie of the sixth sense, but it kind of applies to voter rules in virginia too. as you'll see the state board of election's review for their list of registered voters. they found the names of 10,000 people who passed away. a cross check with social security that turned up the names, so now they will need to be removed from the voter rules. >>> a dire report today as they said they lost $5.2 billion in the third quarter. the postal service is being heard for retiring benefits and declining mail volume. despite that crash crunch though, they say that there will be no plans to cut back on day-to-day delivery service. >>> some of the events that the olympics are raising eyebrow
romney is in new york raising more cash for his campaign. on went wednesday, he criticized the president's plan to change welfare. >> we must restore and i will restore work into welfare. >> reporter: romney has hinted his choice for running mate is coming soon, the gop convention will be less than three weeks away. >> and i see dead people. that's a famous line from the movie of the sixth sense, but it kind of applies to voter rules in virginia too. as you'll see the state...
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in fairfax, chinn, nine news now. >> mitt romney had no public schedule today. he's due to hold a rally in florida tonight. >>> coming up at 7:00, find out why a pregnant mom and her baby were kicked off a bus and forced to walk to the doctor's office. >> all right, we'll see you then derek. >>> still to come in this half hour. getting a job after graduation has been a hot topic during the campaign trail. a look at what major may lessen your chances of success. >> and we still have some thunderstorms out there. take a look at satellite and radar. you can see that active weather moving through the beltway area but it will start to clear out and head through the next couple of hours. we have up to 76 degrees today. i'll tell you more about the clearing and cooling in that seven day forecast. >> but first we've got a look at some roads and metro stations to avoid because of work. stay with us. >>> back no with a couple of commuters alerts. the maryland state highway administration plans to close two lanes of rockville high. this is so clues can repave the road near
in fairfax, chinn, nine news now. >> mitt romney had no public schedule today. he's due to hold a rally in florida tonight. >>> coming up at 7:00, find out why a pregnant mom and her baby were kicked off a bus and forced to walk to the doctor's office. >> all right, we'll see you then derek. >>> still to come in this half hour. getting a job after graduation has been a hot topic during the campaign trail. a look at what major may lessen your chances of success....
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. >>> a democratic strategist is backtracking on some comments she made about mitt romney's wife. >> guess what? his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. she's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids? how do we send them to school and how do we -- why do we worry about their future? >> that set off a firestorm of controversy and hillary rosen issued a statement this afternoon saying her comments about ann romney were poorly chosen. romney says raising the couple's five sons was hard work and that her husband considered her job more important than his own. >>> frederick county public schools will close on may 18th because of the g-8 summit held at nearby camp david, this at the request of the county sheriff. he cited safety concerns and congestion with all those world leaders and news media traveling through the county. the school system says those ap tests and athletics, drama productions and proms will go on as scheduled. steve? >> reporter: a lot of folks can't pass
. >>> a democratic strategist is backtracking on some comments she made about mitt romney's wife. >> guess what? his wife has actually never worked a day in her life. she's never really dealt with the kinds of economic issues that a majority of the women in this country are facing in terms of how do we feed our kids? how do we send them to school and how do we -- why do we worry about their future? >> that set off a firestorm of controversy and hillary rosen issued a...
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then marco rubio will introduce romney himself. we also learned the mystery speaker will be actor clint eastwood. we'll have more on what's expected in romney's speech at 6:15 when we go live to bruce leshan in tampa. >>> once the convention is over the republican ticket makes its first stop in virginia. mitt romney and paul ryan plan to hold a rally in richmond tomorrow. president obama information charlottesville yesterday underscoring just how much of a battle ground the old dominion is and it's expected to be come november. >>> regardless of who wins the white house we do know one thing about january's inauguration. tap water will be available at this year's ceremonies. d.c. water's general manager sent congress a letter last week asking congress to serve tap water instead of bottled at the inauguration. his argument is the money it would save. since tap water costs a penny a gallon while bottled water costs 100 times more. >>> today is the start of the college football season, but coming your way at 7:00 on 9news why some fans
then marco rubio will introduce romney himself. we also learned the mystery speaker will be actor clint eastwood. we'll have more on what's expected in romney's speech at 6:15 when we go live to bruce leshan in tampa. >>> once the convention is over the republican ticket makes its first stop in virginia. mitt romney and paul ryan plan to hold a rally in richmond tomorrow. president obama information charlottesville yesterday underscoring just how much of a battle ground the old...
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and former front runner is attacking romney as a liar. >> you're calling mitt romney is liar? >> well, you seem shocked by it, yes. he's not telling the american people the truth. is this like his pretense that he's a conservative. >> questioning in iowa, ron paul has a label for fast rising rick santorum. >> why wouldn't he be a good republican nominee? >> he is very liberal. >> rick santorum is liberal? >> have you looked at his records? go look at his record. >> why is he a liberal? >> he spending too much money. >> and san santorum has called him disgusting. >> i want to abolish the tax code and do away with it. >> now at the back of the pack, rick perry sounds like the guy at front of the pack, mitt romney. >> this election is about stopping a president of the united states and his administration that is abusing the constitution of this country. >> final polls have romney with a small lead over paul with santorum polling third. >> we are going to win this thing with all of our passion and strength. >> so if the polls are right and the candidate descriptions are right, som
and former front runner is attacking romney as a liar. >> you're calling mitt romney is liar? >> well, you seem shocked by it, yes. he's not telling the american people the truth. is this like his pretense that he's a conservative. >> questioning in iowa, ron paul has a label for fast rising rick santorum. >> why wouldn't he be a good republican nominee? >> he is very liberal. >> rick santorum is liberal? >> have you looked at his records? go look at...
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reporter: mitt romney won by eight votes. for rick santorum last night with ron paul in third. the iowa caucuses are over, but the name calling isn't. we'll work this from the bottom to the top of the pack. although back mann is standing aside she's -- bachmann is standing aside she's not going away. her minnesota house seat appears secure. >> i will continue fighting to defeat the president's agenda of socialism. reporter: rick perry dissed by iowa voters with a fifth place finished dissed back as he vowed to fight on. >> we'll go into places where they have actual primaries and there are going to be real republicans voting. reporter: fourth place finisher newt gingrich congratulated santorum. >> i also admire how positive he was. i wish i could say that for all the candidates. reporter: he meant romney whom refused to congratulate and then gingrich congratulated third place finisher ron paul with this. >> his views on foreign policy i think are sunningly dangerous for the survival of the united states. reporter: paul a former flight surgeon responded by calling gingrich a chi
reporter: mitt romney won by eight votes. for rick santorum last night with ron paul in third. the iowa caucuses are over, but the name calling isn't. we'll work this from the bottom to the top of the pack. although back mann is standing aside she's -- bachmann is standing aside she's not going away. her minnesota house seat appears secure. >> i will continue fighting to defeat the president's agenda of socialism. reporter: rick perry dissed by iowa voters with a fifth place finished...
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governor mcdonnell, governor romney has already initiated, taken the step to engage the community. his team has been holding biweekly meetings. >> here's a picture of romney and mcdonnell at a meeting in sterling a few weeks ago. inbetween them is dr. nunen, a human rights activist who voted for obama four years ago, now he plans to vote for romney. >> i am very impressed and i believe i voted for him and i hope that he will win. >> of course the asian american population is extremely diverse with different allegiances. the indians are considered strong democratic voters. the votes up for grabs are the east asian votes. >> i think they have too many gains. >> who are you supporting and why? >> obama inherited a bad economy and needs more time to fix it. in falls church, peggy fox, 9news now. >>> asian americans own 7% of all businesses in virginia and there are 11 asian american delegates from the commonwealth going to the democratic convention. that is the largest number ever according to the president of a democratic association of asian americans of virginia. >> during a trip to
governor mcdonnell, governor romney has already initiated, taken the step to engage the community. his team has been holding biweekly meetings. >> here's a picture of romney and mcdonnell at a meeting in sterling a few weeks ago. inbetween them is dr. nunen, a human rights activist who voted for obama four years ago, now he plans to vote for romney. >> i am very impressed and i believe i voted for him and i hope that he will win. >> of course the asian american population is...
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. >>> just one day ahead of their second debate a new poll is giving mitt romney edge over president obama in a dozen key swing states. that poll has a margin of error four to six points essentially making it a dead heat, danielle nottingham with a closer look at efforts to get out the vote in virginia. >> reporter: virginia democrat lizy shy is working to get president obama reelected one door at a time. >> is everyone here registered to vote? >> reporter: she and other campaign volunteers have already registered more than 120,000 new virginia voters. >> certainly passionate about people who can vote, making sure that they're able to and their voice heard. >> reporter: four years ago the obama campaign saw an 83% voter turnout in arlington county, virginia. volunteers want a repeat. >> virginia went blue. the demography is good for going blue again. >> reporter: when president obama won virginia in 2008, it was the first time in 44 years that voters here backed the democrats. volunteers at this northern virginia phone bank are working to put the state back in the gop column. >> we'v
. >>> just one day ahead of their second debate a new poll is giving mitt romney edge over president obama in a dozen key swing states. that poll has a margin of error four to six points essentially making it a dead heat, danielle nottingham with a closer look at efforts to get out the vote in virginia. >> reporter: virginia democrat lizy shy is working to get president obama reelected one door at a time. >> is everyone here registered to vote? >> reporter: she and...
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that changed the political momentum of the santorum, gingrich and romney campaigns and will have a big impact on this year's race, particularly in south carolina. big, big debate there tonight, wide open format it. could get wild. if it makes news and it will, we'll cover it at 11:00. >> nice job recovering just now. thank you for the update. >>> president barack obama traveled to florida's walt disney world for some campaigning of his own. florida holds its primary january 31st. the president said his administration is working on a new national tourism strategy all aimed at creating jobs. >> we want people visiting not just epcot center, but the everglades, too. the more folks who visit america, the more americans we get back to work. >> president obama laid out plans to speed up visa processing and make it easier for people in fast growing nations like china and brazil to travel to the u.s. >>> if one virginia delegate has his way, pot and booze could be sold together in the hundreds of state run liquor stores. ken molestina joins us live to explain the purpose of a new piece of legi
that changed the political momentum of the santorum, gingrich and romney campaigns and will have a big impact on this year's race, particularly in south carolina. big, big debate there tonight, wide open format it. could get wild. if it makes news and it will, we'll cover it at 11:00. >> nice job recovering just now. thank you for the update. >>> president barack obama traveled to florida's walt disney world for some campaigning of his own. florida holds its primary january 31st....
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mitt romney has promised to lower income tax rates for all americans. he's also proposed eliminating the federal estate tax and forthose with incomes under $200,000 he would eliminate taxes on capital gains; dividends and interest. any of those plans would need approval from congress. susan mcginnis is with the romney campaign at its head quarters in boston. spew on the, a littlable -- sueson, a little bit about the move there. >> reporter: well, it's pretty upbeat so far. the -- the convention center here just opened up to guests and there are about 5,000 potential guests here and about 1200 of them are the media. among this people that you talk to here of course these are owl romney supporters and donors, very very upbeat that they do have this -- this infamous task to the electoral college that many say obama has the advantage in. but they do feel optimistic that governor romney can pull this off tonight although not everybody is very optimistic that we will hear a result tonight. a lot of people are betting on close to midday tomorrow to learn the f
mitt romney has promised to lower income tax rates for all americans. he's also proposed eliminating the federal estate tax and forthose with incomes under $200,000 he would eliminate taxes on capital gains; dividends and interest. any of those plans would need approval from congress. susan mcginnis is with the romney campaign at its head quarters in boston. spew on the, a littlable -- sueson, a little bit about the move there. >> reporter: well, it's pretty upbeat so far. the -- the...